The Woodward Charitable Trust is seeking applications to fund charitable organizations in United Kingdom.

The Woodward Charitable Trust only makes grants for core costs rather than specific projects as they recognise that smaller charities can find these hard to fund. They hope that this will have a more direct impact on the organisations that they choose to fund. 

Funding Priorities

• The Trustees particularly look to fund projects that help families and young people and that are aiming to improve the life chances of the beneficiaries. They like projects that promote community cohesion and the development of skills that will change the outlook and outcomes for the users. Organizations that promote volunteering and involve both past and present users in their operations or management are encouraged. They only consider applications for core costs and are looking for organizations which aim to achieve a positive impact in at least one of the following areas:
  • Children and young people who are isolated, at risk of exclusion or involved in anti-social behaviour. This covers gang violence and knife crime, education and mentoring as well as projects that work to raise self-esteem and employment opportunities and encourage an active involvement in and contribution towards the local community;
  • Disadvantaged families, this covers parenting support and guidance, mental health, food poverty, refuges and domestic violence projects and would also include projects that benefit travellers, ethnic minorities and refugee families;
  • Prisoners and ex-offenders and specifically projects that maintain and develop contact with prisoner’s families and help with the rehabilitation and resettlement of prisoners and/or ex-offenders after their release.

Funding Information

Types of grants

• The Trustees make two types of grants – the majority are smaller grants, around 100 per year, of up to £3,000, but usually of £1,000 or less; and a few larger grants of over £3,000, only to charities that are known to the Trustees. Please note that unsolicited grants for more than £3,000 will ALWAYS be rejected.

Exclusions

They DO NOT fund unsolicited applications from charities whose annual income exceeds £200,000. They will also NOT fund unsolicited applications from the following:

• Charities registered or only working overseas;
• Construction projects such as playgrounds, village halls, and disabled accesses
• Educational fees and general school appeals
• Hospices
• Individuals in any capacity
• Medical research
• Parish facilities
• Requests for vehicles

For more information, visit The Woodward Charitable Trust